Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas

Mar 29, 2020

Gerald Russell "Jerry" Miller, age 82, Pleasanton, Kansas  passed on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at his home.  He was born on February 15, 1938 in Keokuk, Iowa the son of Russell and Opal Davis Miller.  He married Bonnie Myers on August 9, 1957.  Jerry was an ordained minister and was plant supervisor at the College Church of the Nazarene. ...

Mar 26, 2020

Howard "Carl" Francis, age 87, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020.  He was born on May 7, 1932 in Blue Mound, Kansas the son of Lonnie and Vesta Hopewell Francis.  He graduated from Blue Mound High School.  Carl worked at different jobs including factory work and truck driving.  However, his love was farming.  He was...

Mar 22, 2020

Agnes E. Shryer, age 62 of Prescott, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 at the Medical Lodge in Fort Scott, Kansas.  She was born March 4, 1958 the daughter of Scott and Frances McMaster Willyard at Topeka, Kansas.  She married Bob Shryer on August 25, 1976 at Bethany Hospital Chapel in Kansas City, Kansas.  Agnes was always a...

Mar 22, 2020

Paul Travis Jackson, age 80, Mound City, Kansas left this earthly life to be with the Lord Sunday, March 22, 2020 at his home.  He will be greatly missed by many family members and friends. He was born on July 9, 1939 at the family farm in northern Bourbon County, Kansas the son of Raymond and Bertha Colgin Jackson....

Mar 20, 2020

Charles Oliver Haverfield, age 95, Parker, Kansas passed away on Friday March 20, 2020. He was born on May 4, 1924 in Parker, Kansas the son of George and Violet Robinson Haverfield. He graduated from Parker High School in the Class of 1942. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. He married Betty Clark on December...

Mar 18, 2020

Nellie Louise Stratton, age 93, Pleasanton, Kansas formerly of Carthage, Missouri passed away on March 18, 2020.  She was born on June 15, 1926 in Blackwell, Oklahoma the daughter of Rueben and Mary Green Hancock.  She married Leroy Stratton on March 24, 1945.  He preceded her in death on May 21, 1999.  She was also preceded in death by...

Mar 18, 2020

Susan Renee Parks, age 45 of Mound City, Kansas passed away March 17, 2020 at her home.  Susan was born November 5, 1974 the daughter of Marlin Ray and Linda Harris Parks in Harrisonville, Missouri.  She enjoyed watching cooking shows.  She was preceded in death by her father.  Susan is survived by her mother, fiancé, Eric Schouten, a son,...

Mar 17, 2020

Charles Edward Pollard was born on November 15, 1954 in Tuskegee, Alabama to the late Charlie and Sarah Pollard.

Charles spent his childhood in Tuskegee, Alabama and attended Chehaw School and Washington Public School. He graduated from Tuskegee Institute High School in 1973 and immediately went to work for Southern Bell Telephone Company. In 1983, Charles enlisted...

Mar 15, 2020

Michael Leon "Mickey" Morris, age 66, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Sunday March 15, 2020.  He was born on December 2, 1953 in Mountain Home, Idaho the son of John William and Ruth Joan Boots Morris.  He graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School and Johnson County Community College.  He worked as a carpenter.  Mickey was a member of...

Mar 14, 2020

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Joyce Eileen Cummings, age 71, Prescott, Kansas passed away on Saturday March 14, 2020 at her home. Joyce was born January 24, 1949 in Farlinville, Kansas to Edwin T. and Mildred L. (Dean) Peery. After graduating from Mound City High School with the class of 1967 she obtained her beautician's...

Mar 13, 2020

David “Dave” Lenhardt, 71 years of age, most recently of Joplin, MO, went to be with his Lord on March 13, 2020. Dave served in the US Navy for three years, and continued to serve his country with the United States Postal Service for another 35 years before retiring to tour the country as a driver for Nissan. A...

Mar 9, 2020

Larry Gene Bogan, age 75, Prescott, Kansas passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 at his home. He was born on June 11, 1944 in Metz, Missouri the son of Carl and Novella Boston Bogan. He graduated from Hume High School in the Class of 1962. He married his High School sweetheart Harriet Horton on April 11, 1964. He worked...

Mar 8, 2020

Helen Irene Townsley, age 96, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Sunday March 8, 2020. She was born on July 12, 1923 in Ottawa, Kansas the daughter of Roy and Berneice Underwood Emmons. She graduated from Blue Mound High School in the Class of 1942. After high school, during World War II she worked for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita. She...

Mar 5, 2020

Brenda Carol Meyer, age 62, Mound City, Kansas passed away on March 5, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 28, 1957 in Iola, Kansas the daughter of Virgil Keith and Wilma Carol Gillmore Murrow. She was married to Sam Meyer on June 14, 1974. Brenda was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She enjoyed traveling,...

Mar 1, 2020

Fawn Renea Brown-Leisure, age 39, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She was born on August 29, 1980 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Richard Lee Brown Sr. and Robin Renee DeVall. After graduating from high school, Fawn received her Bachelor's Degree from Central Missouri State University. She...

Feb 23, 2020

Margaret Alice Wilson, age 87, Paola, Kansas passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020.  She was born on February 15, 1933 in Cass County, Missouri the daughter of Henry Earl(Ramey) Russell and Olive Darlene Shepherd Russell.  She was employed as a bus driver for the Baldwin Schools and made porcelain dolls and quilts.  She was married to Robert C....

Feb 20, 2020

Ralph Emerson Masoner, age 78, Amoret, Missouri passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020. He was born on February 17, 1942 in Louisburg, Kansas the son of Elmer K. and Emma Faye Hogue Masoner. Ralph attended auctioneer school in Iowa and settled in Amoret in 1958. He worked at the local elevator and had a yard mowing service. He...

Feb 16, 2020

Robert Dale Pennington, age 82, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away at his home Sunday, February 16, 2020. He was born the son of James and Williamena Pennington on July 18, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a tinkerer with the uncanny ability to see things in his mind and build them. Robert worked as a contractor in construction...

Feb 14, 2020

Cynthia Layne Files, age 64, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Friday February 14, 2020. She was born on July 6, 1955 in Victorville, California the daughter of Keith and Velva Halbach Fry. She graduated from Silver Creek High in San Jose, California and attended Riverside Community College for three semesters. She was employed with Kansas City Power and...

Feb 13, 2020

David Earl Cummings, age 66, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020. He was born on September 8, 1953 in Lamar, Missouri the son of Lester W. and Dolores Hamilton Cummings. Dave graduated from the Kansas City Kansas School for the Blind. He had impaired vision resulting from a tractor accident early in his life. However, he...